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November 14 20162016-11-14 +1 copiesNovember 14 20162016-11-14November 14 20162016-11-14 +1 copiesNovember 14 20162016-11-14 +3 copiesNight photograph of a large black Shiva lingam being bathed, with water streaming down its surface and a red-and-white flower garland draped over its top. A figure in a red-orange turban and orange-brown cloth stands atop the lingam's rear, with a gold necklace visible, appearing to perform abhishekam. Several priests in white dhotis and orange cloths climb a silver metal staircase on the left, carrying brass pots. Silver bands encircle the lingam's midsection. Strings of warm lights line a wall at right, and a small crowd of devotees is visible at the lower right near the base.2016-12-08Night photograph of a large dark black Shiva lingam draped with a garland of white, yellow, red and orange flowers, with a silver band encircling its base. A man in a red-orange turban and matching cloth, wearing a gold beaded necklace, sits on a raised steel platform beside the lingam with his hands at its top, above a steel staircase. Another man in orange stands on the platform, and several people in white and yellow robes climb the stairs carrying brass pots, consistent with abhishekam. Strings of lights glow along a wall at the right.2016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08 +1 copiesNight photograph of a large dark black lingam, its surface streaked with water, draped in a garland of white, yellow and red flowers. On a metal platform above it, a man in a rust-orange turban with a white flower ornament and orange-gold clothing with a gold necklace pours or offers from a golden vessel onto the lingam, as abhishekam. Beside him stands a second man in orange cloth, and on the staircase below, several people in white dhotis carry brass vessels and a basket. Strings of small lights glow at the lower right.2016-12-08Night photograph of a large black Shiva lingam with white horizontal tripundra bands and a garland of white and maroon flowers draped down its side. A figure in orange-brown robes stands on a metal scaffold platform atop the lingam, holding a lit flame aloft, with smoke rising into the dark sky. Another person stands on the metal staircase to the left, and oil lamps glow on the shelves of the structure. Lit lamps sit at the base of the lingam's circular stone yoni pedestal, and a few people are partially visible at the bottom edge. The setting suggests a night abhishekam ritual.2016-11-14November 14 20162016-11-14September 22 20142014-09-22October 13 20142014-10-13